Many people are diagnosed with fatty liver after physical examination. From the name of the disease, we all know that the so-called fatty liver is the accumulation of fat in the liver.
Many people think that even healthy people contain a certain amount of fat in their bodies. Fatty liver is the excess fat in the liver, which is such a big deal that few people care about it. This lays a veiled mortal danger.
Because the distance between fatty liver and liver cancer is not far away, only four steps away:
fatty liver→steatohepatitis→liver cirrhosis→hepatocellular carcinoma.
Where is the root cause of the disease
The expert once treated a patient with severe liver cirrhosis. The patient was only in his 40s, male, and a diabetic patient.
5 years ago, he was diagnosed with diabetes and mild fatty liver, but he only paid attention to the treatment of diabetes, and basically did not manage fatty liver.
Last year’s physical examination at the unit found out that he had liver function problems. Further color Doppler ultrasound showed that he had liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Since then, he had massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to liver cirrhosis and esophagus and gastric varices. Let him lose his life.
Afterwards, according to the pathological analysis of puncture, it is considered that such severe liver cirrhosis should be caused by fatty liver.
Experts told the editor that there are not a few patients who develop cirrhosis or even liver cancer because of fatty liver.
Many of them have one thing in common: suffering from metabolic disorders, the so-called coronary heart disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, etc. all belong to this category of diseases.
There is currently no effective treatment for fatty liver in the world, but it can be completely prevented by changing lifestyles. If there is abnormal liver function, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases or diabetes, further examination and treatment should be performed.
Lifestyle changes are the key
Lifestyle changes, Ao Kangjian put forward a simple principle: Eat less and move more. What exactly is eating less and moving more, he emphasized three points:
First, reduce the total amount of meals, especially the intake of staple foods. The intake of staple food should be reduced in moderation, and it is recommended to eat with thickness.
The ratio of the second and third meals should be adjusted. Breakfast and Chinese meals should be the mainstays, and should be eaten well and full (six or seven is more appropriate), and dinner should be used as a supplement and should be eaten less.
If you are hungry in the middle, you can eat some nuts, fruit or yogurt, but not too much at one time. Reduce calorie accumulation by splitting meals.
Third, the diet structure should be adjusted, mainly high-protein, high-vitamin, and high-fiber foods. High-protein refers to fish, lean meat, shrimp, etc. Light diet is the way of cooking, and less Add salt and less oil.
Eat less fried and fried food, eat more boiled food, try not to eat fried food, eat less fast food, try not to eat snacks, and avoid carbonated drinks.
In addition, experts emphasize moderate exercise, in a variety of ways, such as brisk walking, swimming, skipping, cycling, etc., each person chooses according to their own circumstances.
Of course, there are also standards for this kind of exercise: Generally speaking, the standard for moderate exercise is slightly sweating and a slightly faster heart rate. , step by step, long-term adherence.
For most people, brisk walking is the safest, easiest and most practical way to exercise. People who are too fat do not recommend skipping rope, because the pressure on the knee joint will increase a lot.
For those who want to do long-term exercise, it is recommended to do a cardiopulmonary exercise examination in advance to evaluate the cardiopulmonary function and prevent the occurrence of adverse events such as sudden death during exercise.
Methods for treating fatty liver
Then, if you really have fatty liver, what should you do? Experts propose three characteristic methods:
< p>Establish health records, conduct body composition analysis, understand one’s own physical condition, and follow-up regularly; , the clinical application effect is very good;
Plasma exchange combined with blood lipid adsorption can be used. This method is suitable for fatty liver patients with high blood lipids, especially those who have dizziness.
I hope you will pay attention to fatty liver and regain a healthy body by changing your lifestyle!
(Source: Shiyan Taihe Hospital)
[Editor: Wang Yujin]
[Source: Shiyan Taihe Hospital]